"English," Declan retorts, as if that explains everything about being polite. It doesn't, not by a long shot, but it's good enough for the early morning when he's still learning how to breathe after that blow job.

"It's my nature. I think it's because I know, even if you've never told me, that people haven't always been respectful of you and your needs. I always want to be, even if I don't have to."